QUESTION 1
GS3
10 marks
Distinguish between the Human Development Index (HDI) and the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) with special reference to India. Why is the IHDI considered a better indicator of inclusive growth?
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Distinguish HDI from IHDI with India's figures and explain why IHDI better reflects inclusive growth.
DistinguishBring out the differences clearly, point by point.
Demand-wise check
- 1HDI: average achievement in health, education and income≈30 words
- 2IHDI: discounts each dimension for inequality; the loss shows how unequally gains are shared≈30 words
- 3India: HDI 0.685 (HDR 2025, rank 130) vs IHDI about 0.48 — a loss of roughly 30%, among the highest in income and education≈30 words
- 4Why better for inclusiveness≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
DefinitionsIndia's values and lossWhy IHDI is betterPolicy implicationConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not giving India's figures
- Defining HDI only
Draw this
- Bar chart: India's HDI vs IHDI
Value addition
- DataUNDP Human Development Report 2025 ranks India 130 of 193 with an HDI of 0.685.UNDP Human Development Report 2025
- DataInequality reduces India's HDI by about 30.7%, one of the highest losses in the region.UNDP Human Development Report 2025
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 26 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
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